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2026 Principal Players

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The New American Sinfonietta
2026 Roster

VIOLIN I 

Brennan Sweet, Concertmaster 

The Michele & Steven Pesner Chair

New Jersey Symphony

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Garry Ianco, Assistant Concertmaster  

Terpsikord

Brook

Juan Ramirez 

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra â€‹â€‹

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Holly Jenkins

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

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Peter Bahng

Delaware Symphony Orchestra

 

Davis Brooks 

Prof. of Violin Emeritus, Butler University​

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Theodore Bockhorst

New Jersey Symphony OrchestraB

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VIOLIN II

Kayla Moffett, Principal 

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

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Sarah Grimes

Minnesota Orchestra â€‹

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Grace Nakano

Tuscon Symphony Orchestra

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Nicholas Pappone

Huntsville Symphony Orchestra​​​

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Grant Donellan  

College of Fine & Performing Arts,Western Washington University  

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Michael Heald 

Hugh Hodgson School of Music, University of Georgia 

 

VIOLA  

Allyson Goodman, Principal 

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra​

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Susanne Gulkis Assadi
Seattle Symphony​

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Philippe Chao 

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra​

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Catherine Price Allain 

The Atlanta Opera​

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Lydia Grimes 

Minnesota Orchestra

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Helen Hess

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

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CELLO  

Steven Thomas, Principal

University of Florida â€‹â€‹

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Will Teegarden

Eerie Philharmonic Orchestra​

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Soyoon Park 

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra â€‹

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Michael Knowles

University of Florida â€‹

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Alfred Gratta  

The Florida Orchestra 

 

Lucas Button  

Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic​

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BASS

Nina Decesare, Principal 

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

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Kathryn Bradley 

San Diego Symphony Orchestra

FLUTE

Niles Watson, Principal  

Columbus Symphony Orchestra â€‹

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Calvin Mayman 

Colburn School 

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Anna Urrey, Piccolo (9/6) 

Washington Heights Chamber Orchestra

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OBOE

Igor Leschinin, Principal

Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

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Danna Sundet

The Eerie Philharmonic Orchestra

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CLARINET 

Chad Burrow, Principal 

Ann Arbor Symphony â€‹

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Danny Mui â€‹

New York City Ballet Orchestra

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BASSOON  

Cornelia Sommer, Principal 

Detroit Symphony Orchestra 

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Taylor Smith 

Alabama Symphony Orchestra

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HORN  

Robert Johnson, Principal 

Houston Symphony Orchestra 

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Kimberly Minson 

Houston Grand Opera

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TRUMPET  

Mark Hughes, Principal 

Houston Symphony Orchestra

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Connor Thurman

Hawaii Symphony Orchestra â€‹

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TIMPANI & PERCUSSION

Mark Guthrie 

Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

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